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Senior eschewing starter in evening meal (5)

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I believe the answer is:

upper

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'starter in evening meal' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for upper that I've seen before include "Stimulant drug (informal)" , "Part of a shoe; drug" , "Higher; part of shoe" , "Higher-ranking" , "that's found in shoe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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